Anning really didn't know what to say.
After a long pause, she finally said, "Are you my mom or A Yuan's mom."
Ms. Xu gave Anning a pat: "The kid's having a hard time. If you bully him again, how's he supposed to live?"
Anning sighed helplessly: "Okay, okay, I get it. I'll be nice to him and won't bully him. You're at ease now, right, Mom? Have you mixed us up? I'm the girl, he's the boy..."
Ms. Xu widened her eyes: "In today's society, what difference does gender make? Just because you're a girl you can't bully others? You've been assertive since you were a child, and you're older than Xiao Yuan, so I have to keep an eye on you."
Anning had to promise several times before she could see Ms. Xu off.
As soon as Ms. Xu was out the door, Xiao Yuan slipped in quietly.
He headed straight for Anning's bed, lay down, and patted the empty space beside him: "Come over here, let's sleep."
Anning huffed: "I really should let Ms. Xu see who's bullying who."
